Apple often rearranges keystrokes, trackpad options, and keyboard controls after releasing a new version of Mac OS X. These “benefits” are rolled in to new Mac models, and eventually become the new standard, at least typically. And I don’t mean to say that these new features aren’t benefits. Apple takes full advantage of new hardware, […]
Update: This article was written in early 2012. Since then, there are great apps like MLPostFactor that make good on this prediction. See this article for an example and details. Apple’s requirement of a 64-bit kernel for Mac OS X Mountain Lion is going to draw ire from many in the Mac community. Stretching back […]
HP has finally released a driver for the Officejet 100 Mobile Printer that supports OS X Lion. The now-10.7-compatible printer was one of the last printers in HP’s lineup to gain Lion support. Download: HP Officejet 100 Printer Driver for OS X Lion Version 12.13.20 (Direct FTP Link) Here’s the catch: Unlike nearly every other […]
No, it has nothing to do with SOPA. GoDaddy’s support for the Stop Online Piracy Act may have the Internet enraged, but the tipping point for me was when they took PhoneNews.com offline. It almost feels like SOPA got its first test, but really it was GoDaddy’s terrible DNS management. In preparation for some more […]
One major change in OS X Lion is the addition of downloading Windows 7 Boot Camp drivers over the web. It’s something I’ve called for, for a really… really… really… long time. One nice thing about this feature (for Apple) is that it now allows Apple to get something it did not have before: usage […]
I’ve moved away from Google FeedBurner. So, it’s time to update your feed URL. If your feed URL is http://christopherprice.net/feed/ then you’re all set. If not, you need to update to that URL. I’ll keep the old FeedBurner setup working, but you may be delayed by as much as several hours to get news. Yeah, […]
I saw a reply from Seagate to a person asking if the Momentus XT should be defragmented or not. The moronic offshore tech support email actually said that the user had to replace the drive, because it had been defraged. I’m not joking. Here’s the alleged email: ” Thank you for your inquiry to Seagate […]
I’ve been using the most recent Folding@home beta for a day or two, and I have to say, finally! Folding@home suffers from a problem that many projects do; the hardcore contingency of evangelists, users, and developers all switch to a beta that is buried away from the main site. Common users then download the latest […]
Apple has made a subtle late change to the branding for Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”. If you look at Apple Support Documents, and the Apple product pages, they refer to the product as “OS X Lion“. Not “Mac OS X Lion” or “Mac OS 10.7”, simply “OS X Lion”. Note that this title lacks […]
I want to clear up some crazy hype that has formed around Apple’s acquisition of NeXT as of late. Since Steve Jobs’ passing, there’s been a lot of attention, and a bit of revisionist history about the past. Back when Apple was burying Copland, there was a hurry for a new platform. Basically, it was […]